Lot 29
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XIAPEI LADIES COURT EMBROIDERED WAISTCOAT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Description
清 石青緞繡金絲五品白鷴紋補子誥命夫人霞帔
of dark blue satin, both the front and back embroidered in couched gilt threads with a fifth civil rank badge with silver pheasant, between simulated cloud collar and four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls above swirling waves, further decorative embroidery along the lower edge, with ties and button hooks, with a blue silk lining
Dimensions
82cm long
Footnote
Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from Christie's London, South Kensington, 21 November 1997, lot 178